The way these summaries will work is I'll screenshot my own highlights that point out the important parts of the text. The screenshot will include tid-bits before and after the highlights, which is just for context. The main point is highlighted.
MLA Citation:
Elsaesser, T. and Hagener, M. (2010). Film theory. 1st ed. New York: Routledge.
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Table of Contents (interactive and based on the book)
<aside> 💤 TL;DR - Formal film theory began in the 1920s - 30s with influential writers like Arnheim, Einstein, Bazin, and Bordwell. This chapter summarizes their important arguments. It also point outs the tension between cinema as a window and cinema as a "frame" - when you watch a film do you look "through" or look "at" the screen to see the events unraveling?
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Page 14: BEGINNING OF THE WINDOW VS. FRAME DEBATE
Page 15: INTRODUCTION OF SCHOLARSHIP "SCHOOLS" WITH THE FORMALIST VS. CONSTRUCTIVIST DEBATE
Page 18: EMERGENCE OF THE "CLASSICAL" CINEMA
Page 18-19: CINEMA VERITE
Page 22: ARNHEIM'S VIEWPOINT: MEMESIS
Page 23: EINSTEIN'S POINT ON PRODUCTIVE TENSION
Page 25-26: THE MONTAGE
Note: The "Montage" here refers not to the film montage technique, but the intentional arrangement of images in a particular sequence.
